Bottle-stopper.



-W. M. CAMP.

BOTTLE STOPPER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 16, 1912,

Patented Sept. 22, 1914.

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T0 all whom itmdl a j '1' Be it, known that I, WILLIAM CAMP, citizen. ofthe United States, residing .at

. Pawtucket, in'the county of Providence and ,10 sures for bottles, jars and similar containing vvessels and has for its object the provision of a comparatively simple and. thoroughly .eflicientdevice offthis character capable of "being readily applied to the neck of a bottle '15 or .jar. and which will hermetically close ithe mouth thereof so, as to 'efiectually pre- 'vent the entrance'of air to theinterior or ill-IBIVGSSB]... 1;, u i .7 1A further'jobject of the invention is to pro-v vid e fa stopper or closure including; an expansible clamping member adapted to em bracetheneck ofavessel for the purpose of holding the closure in position. over the Qmouth thereoii a 7 i i A.,further object-"is to provide a closure; fthe c'ap ofwhich is'formed with spaced 'de-' pending l arms having gseating grooves formed therein forthe receptiomof av,clamp-. ingmemberjor ringgwhereby, when the ends ofthe ring areQdrawn together, thearms ,Will be forced" into-engagement with the Q neckofthebottle. H i

v.A .further objectis to. provide a locking 1.1m: having-pivotal connection with one end of the clamping member or ring and adapted to engage and contract the other end' of said v ring when the lever is moved to operative I :A still object oi theinvention is 40' generally to improve this classofdevioes so astoincrease their utility durability and efficiency, aswell as to reduce the cost of manufacture. W I a QFurther objectsand advantages will appear in the following 3 description, it being understood that varlouschanges in form,

proportions and minor details of construcfthe-appended claims. f a r I 50. For a full understanding'of the invention and; the merits thereof, reference is to be had to t-he following description and accom- .panyingdrawing,inwhichzj;

h i tion may be resortedtowithinthe scope of WILLIAMYM. CAMP, or raw'ruoxn'r; mom: IS AND.

' Speciflcationo; Letterslatentt 1135111161 l td Sept. l emanati n'fi e 11lmg us1: iai eia. serial K097155148.

Figure 1f isavertical sectional view" of'a' bottle provided "with a caplor closure con structed in accordance with the'present iiiv'ention; Fig.1 2 is a sidef elevationthereof; .F1g.3 1s ap'erspectiveview of the cap'detached; Fig. 4 isa similar view'of the clamping ring detached; Fig. 5 is-aside elevation illustratinga modified form, of the inven-.

taining device; .shown in Fig. 5 removed from the neck of the bottle.

Corresponding and like parts are referred j to in-the following description and indicated in all theviews of the drawing by the "same reference'characters. I i a i The improved stopper. or closure forming .the sub ect matter of the present invention tion; .6 ,isfa perspective view oft-he rea is principally designed for attachment to bottles, jars and similar liquid containing Vessels, and by way of illustration is shown in connection with a lbottleof tlieordinary construction iniwhich 5 designates the neck, 6 the mouthand 7 an annular groove formed the mouth thereof. V r

V The device comprises anqezipansible shown. v That portion of theclam-pin'g memher or ringS, directly opposite the closed end of th e hook 9 is bent to produce aloop- 10 and then continued downwardly and lat erally to form an arm 11 terminating in an angularly disposed lug constituting a keeper 12; i l

Mounted ;on thefclampin member 8, is a p in the neck of the bottle immediately below closure, preferably in the orm of a cap 13 v provided with a depending flange lahaving spaced vertically [disposed arms 15 extending downwardly therefrom and terminating in arcuate plates 16, The arms1'5 are pro-- vicled with transverse grooves '17 adapted to form a seat forthe clamping member or ring 8, so that whenithe ends of the clamping member are drawn together, the arms 15, as well as the plates 16, will be securely clampedinto engagement with the neckof the bottle atthe groove/Z therein. The upper edges ofj'the plates 16 are inclined downwardly'at 18'and the metal at the upper corner ofeach plate' pressed laterally to vent accidental displacement thereof.-

'fl'ange li, said cap being adapted tobear firmly clamped 'withinthe groove 7 of the jneck of the bottle, while, the arc'uate plates: ;16 will bear against that portion of the neck of the bottle immediately below the groove,

l as best shown in Fig. 1' of the drawing.

As a'means for drawing the ends ofthe clamping membertogether to retain the capin position on the mouth of the bottle, there is provided a locking lever 20 also preferat the loop 10, while the other end thereof is bent-to produce ahandle 22; That portion of the locking lever adjacent the eye 21 provided with a curve or bend23 adapted :to engage the 'hook9'for the purpose of con. tracting the ring when the lever is inoved' into engagement with the keeper 12. A disk ofcork', felt or similar material 24, is pref erably disposed within the cap 13 and retainedin position'thereon'by means of the against the mouth of the bottle so astohenv -metically close the same and thus prevent the entrance of air to the "contents thereof.

' In operation the cap is placed on the mouth of a bottle, after which the bent portion 23 of the locking lever is passed over; the hook 9 and said lever swung laterally until it engages the keeper 1 2 and in which position the arms 15 and ring 8 will be It will'here be noted that as the ringis: compressed, said ring will be forced down-1 wardly beneath the oifset'ears 19 so as to ef fectually' prevent accidental displacement of the ring. When it islde'sired to remove the "cap of the bottle, it is merely necessary to disengage the locking lever from the keeper or lug l2 and swing said lever upwardly then the clamping member or ring will antomatically expand and thus permit the cap "to be readily detached from the bottle;

In Figs. 5 and,6 of the drawing, there is illustrated a modified form of the invention in which the'cap 13 is dispensed with, the

clampingmember or ring being provided with a transverse retainingbar 25 adapted to extend across the mouth of the bottle and bear against the usual Zcork or closure to prevent accidental displacement thereof. The bar 25 is preferablyformed of wire and is provided at its opposite ends with terminal eyes 26 whichengage ofi'set portions 27 formedin the clamping member to prevent relative movement of the bar with respect to said ring. In this form of the device, the bar 25 not only serves as a closure or retaining means jfor the ordinary cork or stopper of the bottle, but by engagement with "the clamping ring, serves to "impart additional resiliency thereto as said bar must be sel without departing ably formed of a single length or'strand+ewire, one end of *which'is providedlwith an.

eye 21 which encircles the clampinglmember slightly bowed in order to draw the ends of the clamping membertogether, as will be readily understood. W 1

is claime as new is:

7 1. A bottle closure lncludlng a cap, an ex- The stoppers or closures may be made in 7 pansible clamping member having one end provided with a hook andan intermediate portion thereof formed with a loop having an extension terminating in an angularly i ,p l .80 d sposed lug constituting a 'keeper means carried by the 'c-"ampingmember and adapted to extend across the mouth of a bottle, and alocking lever pi votally mounted on the loop and having one portion thereoffad'afpted to" engage the hook and anotherfportion closure including a cap, a clampingring havthereof movable into engagement with the 5 ing means for engagement :with the mouth ,ofa :bottleand formed of'a single length of wire having "one end thereof bent" to form a hook, that portion of the wire opposite the hook being bent to produce a loop and thence extended downwardlyand'laterally to form' '4 i an arm terminating in an angularly di'sposed lug "constituting a keeper, and a' lock- 'ing leverhaving one end thereof'pivota'lly mounted on the loop and. provided with a curved portion adapted tovengage the-hook 3 and draw the two ends of the'ring "together I when the freeend of-the lever isfmovedinto v engagement witlithe keeperj a 3. A cap securing device for 1 'bo'ttles ineluding a cap formed with li -an annular"- groove, a locking inembefcomp'rising a strand bent to partiallyfembrace the cap and disposed within the groove of the same,

one ;terminal of said member' 'being bent upon itself to form a loop,th' other r nal said member being bent" upon itself and ex'tendlngbeyond-the bent portion," the terminal of the extension being disposed'at right angles'to its body portion, {a locking bail embracing the looped portion 7 of said other terminal and extending through the loop of the first mentioned terminal, *said locking member being disposed" to drawthe terminals {together and} be maintained second-mentioned terminal.

4. A cap supporting device for bottles in eluding a cap formed with an annular groove, the material from which the cap is formed adagainst movement by the extension} of-the I e a groove-being resilient, ac'la'm si ing member comprising astrand of resilient material'bent to embrace the cap and disposed within the'groov'e formedtherein, one

1,111;2o4 I n 3 I terminal of which is disposed-at right angles to its body portion, a locking bailembraoing the loop of the second-mentioned terminal, said locking bail being disposed to draw the terminals of the clamping member to gether, the seoondmentioned terminal of the clamping member holding the looking 10 bail a-gamst movement aftersaid terminals have been drawn together.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM M. CAMP. [L.s.] Witnesses: Y

CHARLES H. GALLIGAN, STANLEY N. C ASE,

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